# hoped vs hopes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hoped
*verb · IPA /hoʊpt/ · frequency rank #4,456*
simple past and past participle of hope

### hopes
*noun · IPA /hoʊps/ · frequency rank #3,630*
plural of hope

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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